William George PEARCE

Regimental number48677
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinWife, Mrs M E Pearce, Huntley West
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialHebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 3), nr Arras, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Eliza Pearce, Huntly, Waikato; Wife: Minnie Elizabeth Pearce, Huntly, Waikato
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 6

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